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The Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry 2010
The winner of this annual award receives $1000 and publication by the University of North Texas Press. Submit 50- to 80-page, typed manuscript... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 02-October-2009

Perugia Press Book Prize
Perugia Press Prize for a first or second book by a woman. Send between 48 and 72 pages. Poet must be a living US resident ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $22.00.
Added: 02-October-2009

2009 Nightboat Poetry Prize
Nightboat Books invites submissions to the 2009 Nightboat Poetry Prize. The winning poet receives $1,000, a standard royalty contract ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 02-October-2009

Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
Sonnets must be original and unpublished. No translations. Writers may enter as many sonnets as they wish. Prize: $1,000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $3.00.
Added: 02-October-2009

2010 Chautauqua Fiction Contest
Theme of music and words broadly conceived. Submit short stories up to 5000 words. Prize: $1,000 and publication in Chautauqua ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 02-October-2009

The Walt Whitman Award
The Walt Whitman Award brings first-book publication, a cash prize of $5,000, and a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2009.
PRIZES: $5,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 02-October-2009

First Annual Jeremy Ingalls Poetry in Translation Award
A prize of $1,000.00 and publication of a single poem in Japanese and English by a woman, awarded to a woman translator ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-15-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

2010 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry
Open Competition Awards $3500 and publication for two collections of poems. All unpublished, original collections of poems written in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-16-2009.
PRIZES: $3,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

The Second Annual Fiction Writing Contest
Short stories, written in English, up to 7,000 words. Only open to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Only previously unpublished stories accepted. Grand Prize is $1,500 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-16-2009.
PRIZES: $1,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 09-October-2009

The Second Annual Fiction Writing Contest
Short stories, written in English, up to 7,000 words. Only open to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction. Only previously unpublished stories accepted ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-16-2009.
PRIZES: $1,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 25-September-2009

Abbey Hill Literary Quick Lit Challenges
Abbey Hill Literary invites entries for its 4th Quarter 2009 Quick Lit Challenges. First place winner receives $250. Most genres accepted, contest open to both published and unpublished authors ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $250.00.
ENTRY FEE: $10.00.
Added: 09-October-2009

The Graybeal-Gowan Prize
This annual prize of $500 is awarded by Shenandoah and the Virginia Poetry Center for a single poem by a writer born in or with current established residence in Virginia ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-29-2009.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize
The A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize is awarded to honor a poet's first book, while also honoring the late founder of BOA Editions, Ltd., a not-for-profit publishing house of poetry and poetry in translation ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize
Each year Bear Star Press awards the Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize ($1,000 and publication) to a writer living west of the central time zone ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

The 2011 Motherwell Prize
The 2011 Motherwell Prizeis for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a woman writing in English ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

The Annual Cider Press Review Book Award
The annual Cider Press Review Book Award offers $1000 and publication for a full-length book of poetry. Standard publishing contract and terms and conditions apply ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

Bright Hill Press Full-length Poetry Book
Winner receives publication, $1000, and 25 copies of his/her professionally printed book; review copies will be sent to more than 20 reviewers ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

The 2nd Annual Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize
The Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize is awarded annually by Writers & Books for an outstanding unpublished book-length collection of poetry. The poet will receive an honorarium of $1000 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 31-July-2009

The Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize
Submit a book-length manuscript of poems (no illustrations), 50 to 100 pages in length. Manuscripts must be the author’s own original work. No translations ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

White Pine Press Poetry Prize
The award consists of a $1,000 cash award and publication by White Pine Press. Manuscripts must be between 60 and 80 pages in length ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

The 2010 New Issues Poetry Prize
Poets writing in English who have not previously published or self-published a full-length (48+ pages) collection of poems. Award: $2,000 and publication for a first book of poems ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

The Hackney Literary Awards
The Hackney Literary Awards, sponsored by the Cecil Hackney family of Birmingham, Alabama, were established in 1969. The annual competition awards $5,000 in prizes for poetry and short fiction ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $600.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 09-October-2009

AWW Good Read Fiction Book Competition
This year's contest, called The Good Read Novel Writing Competition, offers women a chance to submit a book length manuscript, get a full, thoughtful and thorough critique and $500.00 prize ... (more)
DEADLINE: 11-30-2009.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $40.00.
Added: 31-July-2009

Alimentum Frst Poetry Contest
Submit up to 3 unpublished poems related to the subject of food or drink. First prize $500 and publication for a single poem. Two second prizes of publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-01-2009.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 09-October-2009

The Third Coast Poetry Contest
Third Coast, a national literary journal, is currently accepting submissions for our 2010 Poetry and Fiction Contest. First prize is $1000 and publication in the journal ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-01-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $15.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

Poetry Chapbook Competition
The Center for Book Arts invites submissions to its annual Poetry Chapbook Competition. The winning poet will also receive a cash award of $500, and a $500 honorarium for a reading ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-01-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

2009 Poetry Contest For a First or Second Book
Send 2 copies of a 48-64 pp. manuscript. Prize: $1000 and publication. Simultaneous submissions are okay ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-01-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

The W. Y. Boyd Literary Award
An annual award consisting of $5,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-01-2009.
PRIZES: $5,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

The First Annual Sonora Review Poetry Contest
The First Annual Sonora Review Poetry Contest, judged by Caroline Bergvall, is now OPEN and accepting sumbissions. Entrants may submit up to 3 poems with a 10-page limit ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-01-2009.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $12.00.
Added: 16-September-2009

2009 Poetry Contest For a First or Second Book
This contest is open only to poets who have had no more than one full-length book published. Send 2 copies of a 48-64 pp. manuscript. Prize: $1000 and publication ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-01-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 02-October-2009

The 11th Annual Gival Press Poetry Award
Submit original work, not a translation of someone else's poetry. Open to any form or style; simply good poetry. The winner will receive $1,000.00 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-15-2009.
PRIZES: $1,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $20.00.
Added: 09-October-2009

The Mona Schreiber Prize for Humorous Fiction and Nonfiction
Writers of comedic essays, articles, short stories, poetry, shopping lists and other forms are invited to submit. Works up to 750 words in length ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-24-2009.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $5.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

MyAfricanDiaspora.com Short Story Competition
We're looking for fiction that is unique, stories with characters we'll remember, plots that leave us thinking. The contest is open to anyone, any race, any country, any continent. The only caveat? The main character must be of African descent ... (more)
DEADLINE: 12-31-2009.
PRIZES: $500.00.
ENTRY FEE: $0.00.
Added: 25-September-2009

2010 Kundiman Poetry Prize
Kundiman and Alice James Books will be accepting submissions of poetry manuscripts for The Kundiman Poetry Prize postmarked between November 15 and January 15, 2010 ... (more)
DEADLINE: 01-15-2010.
PRIZES: $2,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00.
Added: 04-November-2009

2010 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
This award, given by Stanford University Libraries in partnership with the William Saroyan Foundation, recognizes newly published works of fiction and non-fiction with a $5,000 award ... (more)
DEADLINE: 01-31-2010.
PRIZES: $5,000.00.
ENTRY FEE: $50.00.
Added: 21-October-2009

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